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Jobs & commute in Harmon Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Harmon Township works elsewhere

6% of workers have no commute at all; Kansas has 12%. 23 jobs are based in Harmon Township, against 99 working residents. Hardly any work in Harmon Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (33%, 24 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Harmon Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 99 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.

99live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
23work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night260
Workday180
260live here− 99head out to work+ 23come in to work= 180on a workday

About 180 people are in Harmon Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.23jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Harmon Township: the destinations

ArgoniaOxford: 2 residents work here (2%)Conway Springs: 4 residents work here (4%)CaldwellHalsteadHarperClearwaterWellington: 7 residents work here (7%)Arkansas CityGarden City: 2 residents work here (2%)Winfield: 5 residents work here (5%)Derby: 2 residents work here (2%)Wichita: 33 residents work here (33%)Topeka: 3 residents work here (3%)Riverside Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Oxford Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Belle Plaine TownshipPalestine TownshipSeventy-Six TownshipHarmon TownshipAvon TownshipWichitaWellingtonWinfieldConway SpringsOxford TownshipTopekaHarmon Township
1
Wichita24 mi away
33%33
2
Wellington6.7 mi away
7%7
3
Winfield19.7 mi away
5%5
4
Conway Springs18.2 mi away
4%4
5
Oxford Township8.5 mi away
4%4
6
Topeka146.3 mi away
3%3
7
Riverside Township16.9 mi away
3%3
8
Oxford9.4 mi away
2%2
9
Garden City198.2 mi away
2%2
10
Derby15.4 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%34
The top trips

Where Harmon Township clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

The jobs

Harmon Township makes things: 61% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Harmon TownshipJobs Harmon Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms61%27%
Trade, transport & utilities26%23%
Services: health, schools, offices13%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less17%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%26%
Over $3,333 a month57%58%

Who does it

29 or younger17%22%
30 to 5448%51%
55 and older35%27%
+229%

Jobs based in Harmon Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 23. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Harmon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Harmon Township

Working from home
6%

of Harmon Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Harmon Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 59 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

How far

How far it is to work from Harmon Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWichita: 33% · 24 miWellington: 7% · 6.7 miWinfield: 5% · 19.7 miConway Springs: 4% · 18.2 miOxford Township: 4% · 8.5 miTopeka: 3% · 146.3 miRiverside Township: 3% · 16.9 miOxford: 2% · 9.4 miGarden City: 2% · 198.2 miDerby: 2% · 15.4 miWichita 33%Wellington 7%Winfield 5%Conway Springs 4%Oxford Township 4%Harmon Township
Harmon TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi13 residents
48%10–24 mi47 residents
16%25–50 mi16 residents
22%Over 50 mi21 residents

About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Harmon Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Avon Township21 min
Seventy-Six Township26 min
Belle Plaine Township31 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownHarmon Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Harmon Township–———$61,103
Belle Plaine Townshipunder 3%B−D−31 min$91,250
Palestine Townshipunder 3%————
Seventy-Six Townshipunder 3%——26 min—
Avon Townshipunder 3%——21 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Palestine Township, Seventy-Six Township and Avon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Harmon Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
  • Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Harmon Township: questions

What is the median household income in Harmon Township?

$61,103 (±$770) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Harmon Township?

13.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Harmon Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (33%, 24 mi), Wellington (7%, 7 mi), Winfield (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Harmon Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Harmon Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Harmon Township

Harmon Township home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.